Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John Nixon, ca. 1760–1818, British
Title:
Bathing Machine on the Common, near Southsea Castle
Date:
1788
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen, and gray ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/4 x 7 5/8 inches (12.1 x 19.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower center: "Bathing Machine on the Common, near Southsea Castle"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2012.1.13
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
leisure | wind | children | child | baby | men | women | beach | figures | castle | common | genre subject | ship | marine art | horse (animal) | dog (animal) | bathing machine | waves (natural events)
Associated Places:
Southsea Castle | United Kingdom | England | Hampshire | Southsea
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:54411